Academy Short List: Live Action Shorts
by IMDb-Editors | created - 20 Nov 2014 | updated - 20 Nov 2014 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. Aya (I) (2012)
TV-14 | 40 min | Short, Drama, Music
Two strangers unexpectedly meet at an airport. He mistakenly assumes her to be his assigned driver. She, enchanted by the random encounter, does not hurry to prove him wrong.
Directors: Oded Binnun, Mihal Brezis | Stars: Sarah Adler, Ulrich Thomsen
Votes: 940
2. Baghdad Messi (2012)
Not Rated | 19 min | Short, Drama, Sport
Iraq, 2009. Little Hamoudi (10) is totally obsessed with football. Just as the rest of the world, he and his friends are eagerly looking forward to the Champions League finale FC ... See full summary »
Director: Sahim Omar Kalifa | Stars: Ali Raad Al-Zaydawi, Hayder Helo, Noor Al-Hoda, Abdulaziz Mohamed
Votes: 495
3. Boogaloo and Graham (2014)
TV-PG | 14 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Jamesy and Malachy are over the moon when their soft-hearted Dad presents them with two baby chicks to care for, but the two boys are in for a shock when their parents announce that big changes are coming to the family.
Director: Michael Lennox | Stars: Martin McCann, Charlene McKenna, Riley Hamilton, Aaron Lynch
Votes: 1,123
4. Butter Lamp (2013)
Not Rated | 15 min | Short, Family
A young itinerant photographer and his assistant photograph Tibetan nomads in front of various backgrounds.
Director: Wei Hu | Stars: Genden Phuntsok, Soepha, Sonam Gonpo, Wangmo Tso
Votes: 779
5. Carry On (I) (2014)
TV-PG | 17 min | Short, Drama, History
During the brutal withdrawal of Japanese forces at the end of WWII, a Chinese father does whatever he can to save his family.
Director: Yatao Li | Stars: Cheng Chang, Miura Kenichi, Shuming Tan
Votes: 28
6. My Father's Truck (2013)
15 min | Short, Drama
My Father's Truck is a part coming-of-age part road film about 10-year-old Mai Vy as she skips school one day to help her father with his passenger truck for hire.
Director: Mauricio Osaki | Stars: Trung Anh, Mai Vy
Votes: 66
7. Parvaneh (2012)
TV-G | 25 min | Short, Drama
Parvaneh is a young Afghan immigrant who recently arrived at a transit centre for asylum seekers in the Swiss Alps. The only things she has got to know yet are the rural area surrounding the centre and the centre itself.
Director: Talkhon Hamzavi | Stars: Alireza Bayram, Brigitte Beyeler, Cheryl Graf, Nissa Kashani
Votes: 625
8. The Phone Call (2013)
TV-14 | 22 min | Short, Drama
Heather is a shy lady who works in a helpline call center. When she receives a phone call from a mystery man, she has no idea that the encounter will change her life forever.
Director: Mat Kirkby | Stars: Sally Hawkins, Jim Broadbent, Edward Hogg, Prunella Scales
Votes: 3,058
9. SLR (2013)
Not Rated | 22 min | Short, Drama, Thriller
A man obsessed with voyeur pornography makes a shocking discovery, forcing him onto the trail of an anonymous photographer known by his online username ANORAK.
Director: Stephen Fingleton | Stars: Jessica Pyatt, Stephen Fingleton, Neil Stewart, Liam Cunningham
Votes: 238
10. Summer Vacation (2012)
22 min | Short, Drama, Romance
Sea, sun, island, a family on vacation. And all Yuval wants is to get the heck out of there.
Directors: Tal Granit, Sharon Maymon | Stars: Yiftach Klein, Oded Leopold, Hilla Vidor, Ido Bartal
Votes: 835
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